TELLO, Gustavo et al. Oral health status of children under 5 years-old in Diadema. Rev. Assoc. Paul. Cir. Dent. []. 2016, 70, 2, pp. 172-180. ISSN 0004-5276.

This study aimed to assess the prevalence, severity and associated factors of Dental Caries (DC), Traumatic Dental Injury (TDI) and Erosive Tooth Wear (ETW) in children under 5 years-old in the municipality of Diadema, São Paulo. Trained and calibrated dentists examined a total of 1215 children aged 1-4 years-old for DC and TDI, and 839 children aged 3 and 4 years-old for ETW in 19 Primary Health Centres during the National Children's Vaccination in 2012. For the assessment of DC the Knutson, dmf-t and dmf-s indexes were used, a modified Andreasen criteria was used for TDI and a modified version of the O'Brien index for ETW. Descriptive analysis and Poisson regression (CI 95%) were used. The prevalence of DC, TDI, ETW was 20.3%, 20.1% and 51.3% respectively. The Factors associated with DC were age and having more than one child in the family, for TDI the factors were age and presence of anterior open bite and/or increased overjet and for ETW, the factors were drinking soft drink or juice more than 3 times a day, keeping it in the mouth without swallowing or using baby's bottle, report of gastroesophageal reflux. In Diadema, the prevalence and severity of DC lesions is low; LDT is moderate enamel fracture being the most common; DDEr is high, however most lesions only affect the enamel.

: epidemiology; mouth diseases; tooth; deciduous; child; preschool..